Dr. Adam N. H. Smith
Director, Sea Through Science Ltd
Small snapper and a bronzie
Large snapper
For raw counts of snapper, rāhui tapu areas are not very different.
But there area clear differences in size and biomass.
Tāmure > 450 cm found only in the area protected since 2010.
Legal-size tāmure found mostly in the rāhui tapu, including newly protected area.
Rapid increase in legal-sized tāmure often observed in no-take areas.
How?